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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
Cognates with the same ablaut:
- *-mno- (e.g. Latin alumnus).
Cognates with a different ablaut:
- *-mḗn (< **-mens) (e.g. Ancient Greek ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”)).
- *-mō (< **-mons) (e.g. Latin sermō, Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn), Sanskrit अश्मन् (áśman)).
See also *-h₃onh₂-.
Inflection
Athematic, proterokinetic | ||||
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singular | collective | |||
nominative | *(é)-mn̥ | *(é)-mō | ||
genitive | *(Ø)-méns | *(Ø)-m̥nés | ||
singular | dual | plural | collective | |
nominative | *(é)-mn̥ | *(é)-m̥nih₁ | — | *(é)-mō |
vocative | *(é)-mn̥ | *(é)-m̥nih₁ | — | *(é)-mō |
accusative | *(é)-mn̥ | *(é)-m̥nih₁ | — | *(é)-mō |
genitive | *(Ø)-méns | *? | — | *(Ø)-m̥nés |
ablative | *(Ø)-méns | *? | — | *(Ø)-m̥nés |
dative | *(Ø)-méney | *? | — | *(Ø)-m̥néy |
locative | *(Ø)-mén, *(Ø)-méni | *? | — | *(Ø)-mén, *(Ø)-méni |
instrumental | *(Ø)-ménh₁ | *? | — | *(Ø)-m̥néh₁ |
Derived terms
Category Proto-Indo-European nouns suffixed with *-mn̥ not found
Descendants
- Armenian:
- Balto-Slavic: *-men, *-min
- Slavic: *-mę
- Old Church Slavonic: -мѧ (-mę)
- Slavic: *-mę
- Celtic: *-man
- Germanic: Some of the an-stem nouns
- Hellenic: *-mə
- Ancient Greek: -μᾰ (-ma)
- Hellenic: *-men
- Ancient Greek: -μεν (-men) (Epic infinitive ending)
- Indo-Iranian: *-ma (see there for further descendants)
- Italic: *-mən
- Latin: -men
References
- Parvaz Karanjia, Ramiyar. Teach yourself Avesta. A beginner's guide to the script, grammar & language of the Zoroastrian scriptural texts. 2011, p. 40 (pdf online).
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